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trustworthy

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • trŭst-'wûr-thē
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɹʌst.wɜː.ði/
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈtɹʌstˌwɜɹ.ði/
  • Canada, General-American: [ˈtɹʌstˌwɝ.ði]
  • California: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /ˈtɹɐst.wɜː.ði/
  • New-Zealand: /ˈtɹɐst.wøː.ði/
  • CMU ARPABET: T R AH1 S T W ER2 DH IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Deserving of trust, reliable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: untrustworthy

2

adjective

Meaning 2

worthy of trust or belief

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a trustworthy report
  • an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: trusty

Antonyms: untrustworthy

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

taking responsibility for one's conduct and obligations

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • trustworthy public servants

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From trust + -worthy.

Across languages

Translations

83 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: ثِقَةٌ (ṯiqatun) — reliable
  • Arabic: امين (amīn) — reliable
  • Armenian: վստահելի (vstaheli) — reliable
  • Armenian: հուսալի (husali) — reliable
  • Bashkir: ышаныслы (ışanıslı) — reliable
  • Bashkir: яуаплы (yawaplı) — reliable
  • Belarusian: надзе́йны (nadzjéjny) — reliable
  • Belarusian: дакла́дны (dakládny) — reliable
  • Bulgarian: благонадежден (blagonadežden) — reliable
  • Bulgarian: надежден (nadežden) — reliable
  • Bulgarian: достоверен (dostoveren) — reliable
  • Catalan: fidedigne — reliable
  • Catalan: fiable — reliable
  • Chinese Mandarin: 可信 (kěxìn) — reliable
  • Chinese Mandarin: 可靠 (kěkào) — reliable
  • Ngazidja Comorian: -aminifu — reliable
  • Czech: důvěryhodný — reliable
  • Danish: troværdig — reliable
  • Dutch: betrouwbaar — reliable
  • Esperanto: fidinda — reliable
  • Finnish: luotettava — reliable
  • Finnish: luottamuksen arvoinen — reliable
  • French: de confiance — reliable
  • French: digne de confiance — reliable
  • French: digne de foi — reliable
  • French: fiable — reliable
  • Galician: fidedigno — reliable
  • Galician: fiucego — reliable
  • Galician: confiábel — reliable
  • Georgian: სანდო (sando) — reliable
  • Georgian: სანდომიანი (sandomiani) — reliable
  • Georgian: საიმედო (saimedo) — reliable
  • Georgian: ნდობის ღირსი (ndobis ɣirsi) — reliable
  • German: vertrauenswürdig — reliable
  • German: glaubwürdig — reliable
  • Greek: αξιόπιστος (axiópistos) — reliable
  • Ancient Greek: ἀξιόπιστος (axiópistos) — reliable
  • Ancient Greek: πιστός (pistós) — reliable
  • Hindi: निष्ठावान (niṣṭhāvān) — reliable
  • Hungarian: megbízható — reliable
  • Irish: barántúil — reliable
  • Italian: affidabile — reliable
  • Italian: attendibile — reliable
  • Italian: credibile — reliable
  • Italian: fidato — reliable
  • Japanese: 頼もしい (tanomoshii) — reliable
  • Japanese: 信頼できる (shinrai dekiru) — reliable
  • Japanese: 着実 (chakujitsu) — reliable
  • Khmer: គួរឱ្យទុកចិត្ត (kuə-ʼaoy-tuk cət) — reliable
  • Latin: fīdus — reliable
  • Manx: barrantagh — reliable
  • Māori: horopū — reliable
  • Norwegian: pålitelig — reliable
  • Norwegian: til å stole på — reliable
  • Norwegian Bokmål: troverdig — reliable
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: truverdig — reliable
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: påliteleg — reliable
  • Polish: spolegliwy — reliable
  • Portuguese: confiável — reliable
  • Romanian: sigur — reliable
  • Romanian: demn de încredere — reliable
  • Russian: надёжный (nadjóžnyj) — reliable
  • Russian: благонадёжный (blagonadjóžnyj) — reliable
  • Russian: достове́рный (dostovérnyj) — reliable
  • Russian: ве́рный (vérnyj) — reliable
  • Scottish Gaelic: earbsach — reliable
  • Serbo-Croatian: vjerodostojan — reliable
  • Serbo-Croatian: pouzdan — reliable
  • Spanish: fidedigno — reliable
  • Spanish: de confianza — reliable
  • Spanish: confiable — reliable
  • Spanish: de fiar — reliable
  • Spanish: fehaciente — reliable
  • Swedish: pålitlig — reliable
  • Swedish: trovärdig — reliable
  • Tagalog: mapagkakatiwalaan — reliable
  • Tagalog: maaasahan — reliable
  • Telugu: విశ్వసనీయము (viśvasanīyamu) — reliable
  • Telugu: నమ్మదగిన (nammadagina) — reliable
  • Thai: น่าไว้ใจ (nâa-wái-jai) — reliable
  • Ukrainian: наді́йний (nadíjnyj) — reliable
  • Ukrainian: достові́рний (dostovírnyj) — reliable
  • Vietnamese: đáng tin — reliable
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